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Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 (and 25?) kHz

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 118-174 / 300-520 / 800-999 MHz (after modification) 144.0-147.995 MHz
(extended range 143.900-148.995 MHz)
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ≤ 0.5 µV for 30 dB S/N
≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W into 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144.0-147.995 MHz
(extended range 143.900-148.995 MHz)
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 5 / 25 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep N-type SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? Max 1 A 400 mA
TX - Max 11 A 5.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1966 Between 1998 and 199x Between 1981 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 410 × 250 × 120 mm
(16.14 × 9.84 × 4.72 in)
140 × 40 × 189 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.44 in)
147 × 51 × 198 mm
(5.79 × 2.01 × 7.80 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) without batteries 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Portable Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 180 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. CTCSS/PL. 1K2/9K6 bd packet ready ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000205 KENWOOD-TM-G000707E KENWOOD-TR-007730